positive psychology
Precursors
New Thought – 19th-century American spiritual movement
Maslow's hierarchy of needs – Theory of developmental psychology
Needs and Motives (Henry Murray)
Self-determination theory – Macro theory of human motivation and personality
Various
Anatomy of an Epidemic – Work by Robert Whitaker
Aversion to happiness – People wanting to deliberately avoid positive emotions and / or happiness
Louise Burfitt-Dons – Activist, writer, blogger
Community psychology – Branch of psychology
Happiness economics – Study of happiness and quality of life
Meaning of life – Philosophical and spiritual question
Pollyanna principle – Tendency to remember pleasant things better
Positive psychotherapy – Psychotherapeutic method developed by Nossrat Peseschkian
Positive youth development – type of development programme
Posttraumatic growth – Psychological term
Pragmatism – Philosophical tradition
Psychological resilience – Ability to mentally cope with a crisis
Rational ignorance – Practice of avoiding research whose cost exceeds its benefits
Second wave positive psychology – Psychological approach
Sex-positive movement – Ideology supporting healthy sexual norms
Theory of humor – Conjectures explaining humor